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evere winter storms often bring heavy accumulations of ice and snow, which can lead to downed  NWEC’s crews will work hard to restore power, but having a winter survival kit on hand is a smart idea. The American Red Cross and Fed- eral Emergency Management Agency suggest keeping some basics items on in hand in case of an emergency. - quire cooking, such as canned goods, crackers, dehydrated meats and dried fruit. Keep a large supply of water on hand. (14131001)

 prescriptions in the event of a major power outage.

  licenses, photo IDs and social security cards. Bank account information and insurance policies are also good to have on hand.

Save with Northwestern Electric’s rebate program Get cash back on qualifying water heater and heat pump installations

 water heaters.

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Rebates for electric water heaters are being paid for tanks of 40 gallon  or greater. First time installation of a -    Once the new water heater is pur- chased and installed, contact NWEC. Jonna Hensley will come out and verify the installation. She will need to see the old tank and will ask for in- formation pertaining to your purchase. - 

orthwestern Electric will pay a cash rebate to qualifying mem- bers who replace or install new

check directly to the homeowner. Heat pumps, both air source and ground source, qualify for varying amounts of cash rebates.

For an air source heat pump unit to

qualify, it must have a minimum rat- ing of 16 SEER, 13.4 EER and an 8.5 HSPF. The rebate for a new unit or gas conversion is $250 per ton. If you are replacing an old electric unit, the rebate is $150 per ton.

Ground source heat pumps must meet a minimum rating of 16.1 EER and a 3.3 COP for closed loop systems and an 18.2 EER and 3.6 COP for open looped systems. New units and gas conversions qualify for a rebate of $250 per ton. Replacement units qualify for a rebate of $150 per ton.  pumps is similar to the water heater

process. Jonna will need to verify the installation and see the information pertaining to the purchase. After the - ed, Northwestern Electric will mail the check to the homeowner.

 application and all units must be AHRI  for heat pump installations is available on our website at www.nwecok.coop  form. All requests for rebates must be made within 30 days after the installa- tion is completed.

Additional funds may be avail- able for heat pump installations from our power supplier, Contact Jonna at 256.7425 or 800.375.7423 for more information.